arch devil

for this guy, I wanted to come up with an original monster to pit against even the most hardened heroes. inspired by the Balrog from LOTR and some vague recollection of manticores. this arch devil is both massive and fearsome. his gigantic claws can crush large boulders into gravel. his porcupine-like quills on his back are as sharp as swords, leaving him well protected from attacks from the rear. any of his four large hooves can crush any man or beast under his tremedous weight. his scorpion-like tail contains plenty of a most toxic poison that could bring down any known dragon of any size. he is also a master psionosist and magic-user. this was originally meant as just an idea sketch... just went a little too far with the first draft. there are many things about it that I am not happy with... such as the legs and that annoyingly distracting background for starters. yet, I put it up here just to get some feedback anyways...